EMV coalition to support U.S. move to chip-based payments

July 31, 2012

The Smart Card Alliance today announced the formation of an independent, cross-industry organization, the EMV Migration Forum. The forum will support the…

Study: EMV reduces ATM, POS fraud in Europe

July 31, 2012

The European Central Bank (ECB) today published its first report on card fraud. One of its key findings is that fraud has steadily declined since 2007, and…

BofA rolls out chip cards, rolls back ATM count

July 23, 2012

Bank of America today announced that it is rolling out chip technology on many of its consumer credit cards. But customers who want to use them for a cash…

EMV in the US: Where is the incentive for IADs?

by Thomas Hailey — Director of Business Development, CORD Financial Services

As Europe, Canada, Asia-Pacific and other world regions continue to make progress in the battle against card fraud, pressure on the U.S. to migrate to the…

Global value of smart cards to top $5B this year

July 19, 2012

Montreal-based Electronics.ca Publications, an electronics industry market research and knowledge network, has announced the availability of a new report…

Clear2Pay, FIME partner to assist US payment industry with EMV readiness

July 18, 2012

Electronic payment solution provider Clear2Pay and FIME, a provider of consulting and testing services for smart devices and secure chip-based applications…

CreditCall, EMV Academy partner on US EMV migration

July 17, 2012

CreditCall, a provider of EMV software and payment processing solutions for contact, contactless and mobile payments applications announced today that it has…

Oberthur Technologies to open EMV, NFC service center in Canada

July 11, 2012

France-based Oberthur Technologies, a provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it…

Smart Card Alliance launches 'EMV Connection' website

July 10, 2012

Payments industry stakeholders now have a website dedicated to helping with the U.S. migration to EMV chip technology. In a press announcement, Smart Card…

Diebold joins GlobalPlatform as observer member

July 9, 2012

GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, announced that integrated self-service systems and…

ATMIA releases EMV readiness survey results

July 6, 2012

The ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) has released the results of a member and industry committee survey on market readiness for migration to EMV cards in the…

PSCU first in the nation to launch VISA prepaid EMV cards

July 2, 2012

Credit union service organization PSCU announced it is the first financial services provider to issue VISA prepaid EMV cards in the United States. Several of…

AmEx announces its own U.S. EMV roadmap

July 2, 2012

In a press announcement last week, American Express laid out the terms for its transition to EMV credit, debit and ATM transactions in the United States.

DUALi Dragon reader gets OK from NFC Forum

June 25, 2012

South Korean smart card solutions provider Duali announced that its Dragon NFC reader has been certified for NFC Forum Digital Conformance by the Korean…

Shift4 obtains EMV certification from Global Payments Canada

June 18, 2012

Independent payment gateway Shift4 Corp. has announced the completion of the EMV certification process to Global Payments Canada.

KAL RTM Animation

The cashless Retail Teller Machine from KAL ATM Software allows FIs to increase their market presence at one-tenth the annual operating cost of an ATM…

Acquirer Systems qualifies testing platform for Diners Club EMV spec

June 14, 2012

Acquirer Systems, a provider of test and validation solutions used by card issuers and acquirers, has announced that its acquirer and issuer host testing…

SmartMetric secures $1 million in funding

June 13, 2012

SmartMetric Inc., developer of "Secured by Biometrics" credit and identity cards, announced that it has obtained an additional $1 million in private funding.

UK EMV Test/Cert firm expands in US to help speed American migration

June 11, 2012

To support the migration to EMV chip card standards in U.S. retail and financial industries, Britain's ICC Solutions Ltd., a provider of EMV contact and…

Ericsson and Aconite collaborate on mobile contactless payments

June 8, 2012

Ericsson this week announced a partnership with Aconite to provide secure delivery and remote management of applications for consumers' NFC-enabled mobile…